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Harassment against women, tougher punishment needed
  Mahmoud Ahmad   The recent video clip that went viral on social media — where a group of men are seen harassing a group of girls exiting one of the Eastern Province malls — can be best described as shocking. A person ...
Squatting during Haj: When will it end?
  Mahmoud Ahmad   Many people have criticized the measures taken against illegal pilgrims (those without permits) and those squatting on the streets during the recent Haj saying that they were too extreme. The punishment includes the deportation of illegal foreign pilgrims and ...
Countdown to amnesty
  Mahmoud Ahmad   The clock is ticking toward the amnesty deadline and there’s now less than a month left before the amnesty period is over. Large number of expatriates have taken advantage and benefited from the grace period to rectify their status, ...
An adventure at the passport department
Mahmoud Ahmad For months, since the start of the amnesty given to expatriates to rectify their status, I have been hearing about the overcrowding of people around consulates and embassies and around some government department, in particular the passport department. My ...
Violence against teachers
Mahmoud Ahmad The murder of a physical education teacher by a student in Jazan has refocused the spotlight on the issue of violence against teachers. Muhammad Burnawi, the victim, was attacked by one of his students inside the classroom using ...
Discipline in a nation
  Mahmoud Ahmad   Recently, I was engaged in an interesting conversation with a group of people over the word "discipline". The whole conversation was sparked following a chance remark that how Saudis are not disciplined and they do not follow rules and ...
Tough measures needed against smoking and smokers
Mahmoud Ahmad I am not blowing smoke. I am just stating facts that reveal what people already know — that Saudi riyals are going up in smoke individually and collectively with smokers and smoking on the rise in the Kingdom ...
#Salaries_Not_Enough
  Mahmoud Ahmad     A massive campaign, which was started recently on Twitter by many Saudis demanding increase in salaries, is gathering momentum on its own. The campaign saying that salaries are not enough is growing to such an extent that it has ...
Ethiopians in the news again
  Mahmoud Ahmad     The Ministry of Labor recently suspended temporarily the recruitment of Ethiopian housemaids to the Kingdom after a series of attacks and murders against children. The reason was to avail of time to conduct the necessary studies and analyze available ...
Not in the name of Islam
Mahmoud Ahmad   The recent news about two men butchering and beheading a British citizen in the middle of a street in London proved to be a shocker to many. What compounded the shock was that the victim was a soldier ...
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